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Outer Mongolia

British  

noun

  1. the former name (until 1924) of the republic of Mongolia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mongolia, once known as Outer Mongolia, was part of China until 1921, when it achieved independence with the help of the Soviet Union.

From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2023

"After it crossed north Belfast, for me it might as well have been Outer Mongolia, it was that far away from where my normal haunts were," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

Christina Hodson—a screenwriter and producer in Los Angeles, who got to know Hillary through a friend—was writing on her behalf, to let me know that Hillary was planning a trip to Outer Mongolia.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 26, 2019

I made the journey all the way to Outer Mongolia, er, the Elkhorn Mountains, this month for six days of adventure.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2015

To cinch the deal the bulletins must have been disseminated only to troops in Outer Mongolia because I never found anyone in the field who had ever received a copy.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.